2010

Learning for Lamb and Calf day 2010

Lamb and calf day-Emma 2010 on PhotoPeach

Gazing up at my corrugated card fantail, surrounded by leaf green trees and bushes I thought about all the minor details. Was it straight? Did the colours match? This was my sixth pet day but the first pet day we had ever made corrugated card animals. I really enjoyed making this piece of art because of all the different steps we took. First we drew a plan of what we wanted it to look like. I searched the Internet for some inspiration. Next we ripped the back round out of news paper. I was trying to create the illusion of a forest. We then had to dye the background with appropriate colours. I added texture to mine to make it stand out a bit more. The second to last step was to create your creature. As mine was a Fantail I used the different sides of the card to give my bird wings and other features. It was suggested by Kate to make my fantail stand out more. I did this by sticking it on poles to create a 3D effect and last but not least the back round ... Mine has 4 triangles with a little triangle in the middle of each big one. All together I think it looked really cool and I felt really proud of my creation. I was the last person to do my screen printing. My ideas had been stolen twice and I was determined for it not to happen a third time. I wanted mine to be original!! I printed in lime green a picture of N.Z with the words “There is only one!” above it in black. As I was pressured for time it was a relief when I hung it up to dry by the fire place. Doing screen printing every year you learn alot about what to do and what not to do! “Gigi ... here Gigi,” I called. She sprinted across the field and skidded to a holt right in front of me. I think she was a bit stunned because she walked as though she had just got off a roller coaster or seen a scary movie. I tried to lead her to mum but no luck “Come on!,” I wailed. She just stood there as stubborn as possible, so I picked her up and carried her like a pillow. If any one asked I would say that it was more convenient. Finally we made it over to the ring. Dad told me not to be in the front but just as he said that I got the number one. Once she got in the ring, she did almost every thing perfectly. I ended up winning the cup for senior lambs! Having a lamb every year, you learn not only how to care for other animals but how much work it actually takes to look after another species. Pet day I think is the best way to learn, it’s fun and we can link it in with our school’s emphasis on using authentic contexts for learning . Over all its a really fun day!!

2010 My Learning in the Arts
This year we performed:
‘A Cultural Slice of New Zealand over Time’.
I felt the Production was successful because we worked together to make it work!!
My Roles in the Production were crazy bird and me!!
This photo shows me being bird woman!!
I contributed to making our Annual Production successful by:

	Drama	Music/Dance	Visual Arts
Before	-deciding on the play -developing and editing the storyline -choosing/accepting my character -learning my lines -knowing my line prompts -thinking about what my character would act/feel/move like -practise being my character -practising entry and exit	-setting songs, music and dance into our production storyline -learning the words and the dance moves. -practising singing especially my timing and pitch -practising dancing / Action songs / Sticks	-making the supper -deciding how our set should be created for effect -collecting props for the set -preparing the set -making my props -deciding what my characters should look like and making my costume -organising my costumes
During	-‘becoming’ my part -continue playing / changing my roles throughout the production -entering and exiting quietly and at the right time -cooperating and working with others on stage in all situations -using my voice effectively e.g. clear / vary pitch / volume /expression -using movement / gestures effectively -use stage / space effectively -being aware of our audience	-learning the words -singing all songs -singing at correct pitch -control breathing -singing and moving in time with others -participating in all of the action songs -acting and moving as required for our action songs, haka, stick games and poi -looking at our audience / characters when singing and dancing	-set up or remove the temporary props -take responsibility for costume / makeup on the night -help others with preparation
After	- reflect on my own performance - reflect on the performance of others - give effective feedback to others - set goals for the future based on my experiences	- reflect on my own performance - reflect on the performance of others -give effective feedback to others - set goals for the future based on my experiences	- reflect on my contribution to costumes, props and set -reflect on the effectiveness of the overall set - set goals for future productions

The best part of the Production was becoming bird woman
For our concert next year I would like to do Charlottes Web

Science Fair 2009

I have just gained second place in our Oroua Science Fair. My next step in to present my investigation at the Fonterra Manawatu Science Fair.

Grease 2009

My goal is to 'become' Sandy by using voice, gestures and actions.

I have just spent 2 weeks of my learning time practicing for our annual mid year production. This year we choose Grease.
Some people may say that our school is crazy wasting 2 weeks of learning time practising but I think I learnt so much more doing Grease rather than sitting at my desk writing in to a book. A few examples of what we learnt are here.
I learnt how to rock and roll dance and how to be mature about a situation that I would usually find difficult to be mature in.
My character that I played was the sweet and innocent Sandra Dee. I think that this role suited me quite well because I am one of the lovey dovey girls of the school. I do have a sweet side. For my costume I wore a sweet dress with a cute pink cardigan over top.
Before we started practicing we set goals. My goal was to become Sandy! tI think I achieved my goal because I was sweet and innocent .
My biggest challenge that I faced positively was changing in the middle of the play from a sweet innocent girl to a cool laid back Sandy!
I enjoyed the whole show. Just the experience of being on stage was a thrill.
I feel really proud of my self for getting up on stage and singing my solos. I felt really nervous at first but after a while it began to be fun and exciting. Next year I would like to improve on my dancing and going out of my comfort zone and playing a character that is not sweet. Over all it was an Awesome experience and worth while doing.